RV Market 2026: Prices Rise but Electrification Stalls

On May 21, a camper van was caught between two trucks on the A1 highway in Tuscany. Three people were injured; one truck carried styrene, but no leak occurred. A traffic jam of up to 10 km formed.

On the morning of May 16, 2026, a parked camper van was completely destroyed by fire on Via Puccini in Trieste. The flames spread to several nearby cars. No injuries were reported. The cause is disputed: one source says a stove was left on, others say it's still under investigation.

A 42-year-old Romanian farmworker died in a caravan fire near Poggio Imperiale, Foggia province, on the morning of May 12, 2026. Preliminary reports suggest an accident, possibly due to a short circuit or heater malfunction.

After almost 70 years, Bürstner has stopped making caravans — and nobody was particularly surprised once sales had fallen by a third. Sweden registered 62% more motorhomes and is preparing to let them drive faster. Chet Hanks moved into a retirees' trailer park in Nashville — for the country music career, not the savings. Plus a Korean workation site for 100 motorhomes, an unmanned trailer hotel on Hokkaido, and a gyrocopter pilot who landed on a highway and clipped an oncoming motorhome — all in this issue.

On Corso Italia in Genoa, motorhome owners, including participants of the Alpine troops rally and tourists, park illegally, blocking the pedestrian zone. Local residents criticize the municipality's inaction.

Dutch studio Square Glade Games and publisher Silver Lining Interactive have released Outbound, a cooperative camper van life simulator, on PC and Xbox Series X|S. Versions for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 arrive May 14. The game amassed over 1 million Steam wishlists before launch.